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The essentially English Chitty Chitty Bang Bang story was written by Ian Fleming, a prolific author who sold other stories about a scary world.

The fictional car was based on reality. Two Zborowskis, an American and his son, an Englishman, were racing drivers. Sadly, they both died at the wheel.

Louis Zborowski, the son, created the Higham Special. When ownership passed to Parry Thomas, the car was renamed Babs and Parry Thomas, living at Brooklands, died on Pendine Sands attempting to beat the Land Speed Record.